ObjectGenerator.NET 1.0.2.4

Generates Strongly Typed Objects from valid JSON without using reflection, very quickly.

Generating Objects

Objects can be generated by using an ObjectGenerator and providing it with Type Information

Generate Single Object

Provide a New Object and Type Information to the Generator to create Testable

string singleTestdata = "{" +
    "\"testInt\":1234567890," +
    "\"testString\":\"The quick brown fox, jumps over; the lazy dog.\"," +
    "\"testDecimal\":\"1234.000000\"," +
    "\"testLong\":234556667777788888," +
    "\"testArray\":[[\"BTC1\",\"701.90000000\",\"713.90000000\"],[\"BTC2\",\"702.90000000\",\"723.90000000\"]]," +
    "\"testObject\":{[\"BTC1\",\"701.90000000\",\"713.90000000\"],[\"BTC2\",\"702.90000000\",\"723.90000000\"]}," +
    "\"testBoolean\":true" +
    "}";

Testable singleTest = new Testable(); // New Object (gets filled with data)

ObjectGenerator<Testable>.Generate(ref singleTest, ref singleTestdata, TestableTypeInformation); // See below

Generating List of Object

Provide a New Object and Type Information and a method create a New Object to the Generator to create List<Testable>

static Func<Testable> NewObjectMethodTestable = () => new Testable(); // New Object Method

string doubleTestData = "[" +
    "{" +
    "\"testInt\":1234567890," +
    "\"testString\":\"The quick brown fox, jumps over; the lazy dog.\"," +
    "\"testDecimal\":\"1234.000000\"," +
    "\"testLong\":234556667777788888," +
    "\"testBoolean\":true," +
    "\"testArray\":[[\"BTC1\",\"701.90000000\",\"713.90000000\"],[\"BTC2\",\"702.90000000\",\"723.90000000\"]]," +
    "\"testObject\":{[\"BTC1\",\"701.90000000\",\"713.90000000\"],[\"BTC2\",\"702.90000000\",\"723.90000000\"]}," +
    "}," +
    "{" +
    "\"testInt\":1234567890," +
    "\"testString\":\"The quick brown fox, jumps over; the lazy dog.\"," +
    "\"testDecimal\":\"1234.000000\"," +
    "\"testLong\":234556667777788888," +
    "\"testBoolean\":true," +
    "\"testArray\":[[\"BTC1\",\"701.90000000\",\"713.90000000\"],[\"BTC2\",\"702.90000000\",\"723.90000000\"]]," +
    "\"testObject\":{[\"BTC1\",\"701.90000000\",\"713.90000000\"],[\"BTC2\",\"702.90000000\",\"723.90000000\"]}," +
    "}" +
    "]";

List<Testable> doubleTest = new List<Testable>(); // New Object (gets filled with data)

ObjectGenerator<Testable>.GenerateEnumerable(ref NewObjectMethodTestable, ref doubleTest, ref doubleTestData, TestableTypeInformation); // See below

All GenerateEnumerable methods create List<T>, including GenerateEnumerableArray

Providing New Objects

When using a Generator to create List<T> you will need to provide a method to create a new object

This can be as simple as the examples below or any method that returns the correct type and matches the signature

static Func<Testable> NewObjectMethodTestable = () => new Testable();

static Func<TestableArray> NewObjectMethodArray = () => new TestableArray();

Creating a Generator

To generate an object you need to provide information about the type and how the members will be generated

These can have references to other Generators

public static void TestableTypeInformation(Testable obj, string valueName, string value)
{
    switch (valueName)
    {
        case "testInt":
            {
                obj.TestInt = int.Parse(value);

                break;
            }
        case "testString":
            {
                obj.TestString = value.Trim('"');

                break;
            }
        case "testDecimal":
            {
                obj.TestDecimal = decimal.Parse(value.Trim('"'));

                break;
            }
        case "testBoolean":
            {
                obj.TestBoolean = bool.Parse(value);

                break;
            }
        case "testLong":
            {
                obj.TestLong = long.Parse(value);

                break;
            }
        case "testArray":
            {
                List<TestableArray> array = new List<TestableArray>();

                ObjectGenerator<TestableArray>.GenerateEnumerableArray(ref NewObjectMethodArray, ref array, ref value, ArrayTypeInformation);

                obj.TestArray = array;

                break;
            }
        case "testObject":
            {
                List<TestableArray> array = new List<TestableArray>();

                ObjectGenerator<TestableArray>.GenerateEnumerableArray(ref NewObjectMethodArray, ref array, ref value, ArrayTypeInformation);

                obj.TestObject = array;

                break;
            }
    }
}

Array types need their information provided a different way, the members should be in the expected order

public static void ArrayTypeInformation(TestableArray obj, int position, string value)
{
    switch (position)
    {
        case 0:
            {
                obj.Symbol = value.Trim('"');

                break;
            }
        case 1:
            {
                obj.Price = decimal.Parse(value.Trim('"'));

                break;
            }
        case 2:
            {
                obj.Price2 = decimal.Parse(value.Trim('"'));

                break;
            }
    }
}

More Examples/Tests

You can see multiple working examples, including the examples in this documentation, by looking at the Tests